The City of Greater Shepparton is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,422 square kilometres (935 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 66,007.[1] It includes the city of Shepparton and the towns of Arcadia, Ardmona, Congupna, Dookie, Grahamvale, Kialla, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Toolamba and Undera. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Shepparton, Shire of Shepparton, and parts of the Shire of Rodney, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.[2]
City of Greater Shepparton Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 66,007 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 27.253/km2 (70.585/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 18 November 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,422 km2 (935.1 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Shane Sali | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Shepparton | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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Federal division(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Greater Shepparton | ||||||||||||||
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The City is governed and administered by the Greater Shepparton City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Shepparton, it also has a service centre located in Tatura. The City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Shepparton, which together with adjoining Mooroopna form the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 51,903.[3]
The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[4] The last council election was in 2020. The elected councillors of Greater Shepparton in 2022 are:[5]
Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
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Unsubdivided | Shane Sali | Mayor | |
Anthony Brophy | Deputy Mayor | ||
Seema Abdullah | |||
Geoff Dobson | |||
Greg James | |||
Kim O'Keefe | |||
Fern Summer | |||
Dinny Adem[6] | |||
Sam Spinks | Greens |
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Shepparton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Shepparton, and its service centre in Tatura.
In June 2018 the shire had a population of 66,007.[1]
Population | ||
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Arcadia | 217 | 212 |
Ardmona | 487 | 497 |
Boxwood | 20 | 19 |
Bunbartha | 276 | 313 |
Byrneside | 158 | 161 |
Caniambo | 74 | 82 |
Congupna | 605 | 620 |
Cooma | 108 | 94 |
Coomboona | 131 | 134 |
Cosgrove | 54 | 50 |
Cosgrove South | 58 | 53 |
Dhurringile | 445 | 369 |
Dookie | 328 | 333 |
Dookie College | 44 | 51 |
Population | ||
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Gillieston | 60 | 45 |
Girgarre East | 121 | 143 |
Gowangardie | 16 | 18 |
Grahamvale | 682 | 685 |
Harston | 174 | 167 |
Karramomus | 37 | 40 |
Katandra | 113 | 120 |
Katandra West | 476 | 492 |
Kialla | 6,871 | 8,667 |
Kialla East | 137 | 170 |
Kialla West | 431 | 415 |
Kyabram | 7,331 | 7,416 |
Kyabram South | 80 | 69 |
Lancaster | 393 | 398 |
Population | ||
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Lemnos | 246 | 251 |
Major Plains | 37 | 36 |
Marionvale | 91 | 116 |
Marungi | 111 | 98 |
Merrigum | 679 | 679 |
Moorilim | 25 | 25 |
Mooroopna | 7,942 | 8,312 |
Mooroopna North | 123 | 144 |
Mooroopna North West | 74 | 67 |
Mount Major | 6 | 10 |
Murchison | 925 | 884 |
Murchison East | 135 | 140 |
Murchison North | 187 | 185 |
Nalinga | 25 | 22 |
Population | ||
Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
Orrvale | 438 | 450 |
Pine Lodge | 241 | 267 |
Shepparton | 31,197 | 32,067 |
Shepparton East | 1,138 | 1,192 |
Shepparton North | 1,033 | 2,048 |
St Germains | 75 | 75 |
Stewarton | 116 | 118 |
Tallygaroopna | 579 | 600 |
Tamleugh North | 34 | 24 |
Tatura | 4,669 | 4955 |
Tatura East | 143 | 135 |
Toolamba | 769 | 822 |
Toolamba West | 112 | 110 |
Undera | 442 | 450 |
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